Calendar



OCt. 23, 1956 KESE ET AL 2,767,496

CALENDAR File d March 16, 1955 INVENTORS flr-n old K e s 6 BY Zenifrp Kese Unite States Patent CALENDAR Arnold Kese and Zenta Kese, Tacoma, Wash.

Application March 16, 1955, Serial No. 494,633

1 Claim. (Cl. 40-108) This invention relates to calendars and pertains particularly to calendars of the class which may be mounted on a cylindrical body, for example on a pencil or pen.

It is the general object of this invention to provide a calendar which for convenience may be mounted on the body of a writing instrument, such as a pencil or pen.

It is another object of this invention to provide a calendar which requires but little space and accordingly may be mounted on a pencil or pen, but which contains information sufiicient to be used for an entire year.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a calendar which always is available for use when writing with a pen or pencil.

Still a further object of this inventionv is the provision of a calendar on a pen or pencil, which may be adjusted easily and accurately for ascertaining the current date.

The manner in which the foregoing and other objects of this invention are accomplished will be apparent from the accompanying specification and claim, considered together with the drawings wherein like numerals represent like parts and wherein:

Fig. l is a view in elevation of the presently described calendar mounted on a pencil;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the presently described calendar;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken along line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the presently described calendar in another of its embodiments; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view'taken along line 5- -5 of Fig. 4.

Generally stated the presently described calendar comprises a body having mounted thereon a first sleeve inscribed with seven columns of numerals representing the days of the month. A second sleeve is also mounted on the body abutting the first sleeve and inscribed with seven columns, each column containing the name of one of the days of the week and the names of the months starting on that day. The sleeves are mounted in such a manner as to be rotatable relative to each other, and aligning means are present to align a selected month and week day on the second sleeve with the numeral 1 on the first sleeve. As a consequence, the calendar will be set up for that particular month and the current date may be ascertained readily.

Considering the foregoing in greater detail and with particular reference to the drawings:

Although the calendar of the invention may be mounted on any body of suitable dimensions and configuration, it is designed particularly for mounting on a pen or pencil body 10. The body preferably is recessed, as at 12, to provide an annular groove, the shoulders of which provide guide means for the moving parts of the calendar.

Mounted in the recessed portion 12 of the body is a first sleeve 14. This may comprise a sheet of paper or thin cardboard upon which are inscribed numerals repreice senting the number of days in the month arranged in seven columns in the usual manner.

A second sleeve 16 also is mounted .in groove 12 and abuts sleeve 14. Sleeve 16 likewise may be made of paper or a thin sheet of fibrous material imprinted with the names of the days of the week, and with the months arranged in such a manner that the names of the months appear in the same column with the day of the week on which the first day of the month occurs.

Thus as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, in the year 1955 the first days of January and October fall on Saturday. Accordingly in the presently described calendar the months January and October are placed in the same column with the day Saturday. Similarly, in the same year the first days of February, March and November fall on :a Tuesday. Accordingly, in the present calendar these months are arranged in the same column with the name of that day.

Sleeve 14 and 16 are mounted for rotation relative to each other. Accordingly, one or both of these may be freely rotatable, or one or the other of them may be rigid to the body 10. In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, sleeve 16 is rigid to the body while sleeve 14 is spaced apart therefrom and freely rotatable thereabout.

To (assist in use of the calendar, aligning means are provided for aligning a selected column on sleeve 16 with a selected column on sleeve 14. For example, if the calendar is to be used for the month of January, the aligning means acts to align the column on sleeve 16 inscribed with the name of this month with the column on sleeve 14 which carries the numeral 1.

In the illustrated term, the aligning means comprises a third sleeve 18 which preferably is formed as a rigid extension of sleeve 14. Thus it may comprise a strip of cellophane or other transparent material overlying and adh'erently united to sleeve 14. Being transparent it permits ready inspection of the numbers on this sleeve.

Moreover, sleeve 18 extends upwardly, as viewed in the drawings, overlying sleeve 16 also. Again in view of its transparency it permits inspection of the letters on this sleeve which designate the days of the week.

However, to align the columns on the sleeves 14 and 16, sleeve 18 is provided with an opaque section which may be formed by overlying it with a paper strip 20. Strip 20 is not continuous, but is interrupted to provide an opening or window which is somewhat wider than the Width of the columns appearing on sleeve 18, and which frames the names of the months designated in the selected columif It thus will be apparent that when the months of January and October appear in the window, the column containing these months may readily be aligned with the column on sleeve 14 which carries the number 1, thereby placing the calendar in operative position.

The embodiment illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings is similar to that described above with the exceptions that the sleeve inscribed with the names of the months, rather than the sleeve inscribed with the numerals representing the days of the month, is rotatable relative to the body. Also, means are provided for facilitating the rotation of the sleeve about the body.

Accordingly in this embodiment there is provided a body 22 which is recessed at 24 and again at 26. This forms two grooved areas. In the first is mounted the first sleeve or shell 28 which is inscribed with seven columns of numbers as described above. It is made of paper, plastic or similar material and is glued to the body. A second sleeve or shell 30 is mounted for rotation in the recessed or grooved area 26. This sleeve corresponds to sleeve 16 of Fig. 2 and carries the names of the months and the days of the week arranged in such a manner that the names of the months are aligned with the name of the week day on which the first day of the month occurs.

To facilitate the free rotation of sleeve 30, the surface of the recessed or grooved area 26 is formed with a plurality of ribs .32 extending longitudinally of the body. Also, sleeve 30 is formed with a stepped-ring section 34 which may be grasped and turned easily.

To align a selected column on sleeve 30 with a selected column on sleeve 28, aligning means are provided which comprise a third sleeve 36. As in the case of the embodiment of Figs. 2 and 3, this sleeve may be formed as an extension of sleeve 28 and may comprise a thin sheet of cellophane or other transparent material. It may be glued to sleeve 23, the projecting portion then overlying sleeve 30. The section overlying the band on sleeve 30 which is inscribed with letters indicating the days of the week is transparent, but theseotion overlying the band inscribed with the names of the month is opaque. This result may be obtained, for example, by gluing to the surface of sleeve 36 a strip 38 of paper or other opaque material.

However, strip 38 is not continuous, but contains a cut-out section aligned with the column containing the numeral 1 in sleeve 28. Thus as sleeve 30 is rotated, the various months are aligned with the latter column, placing the calendar in operative position.

The operation of the herein described calendar is as follows:

First the sleeve bearing the numerals and that hearing the name of the month and the day of the week are rotated relative to each other until the column containing the name of the current month is aligned with the column containing the numeral 1. In the embodiment of Figs. 2 and 3 this is accomplished by rota-ting sleeve 14. However, in the embodiment of Figs. 4 and 5, it is accomplished by rotating sleeve 30. The windows formed by opaque strips 20, 38 in these two embodiments, respectively, assist in this endeavor.

When the columns on the respective sleeves are thus aligned the calendar is in position for use, since the name of the month, 'the day on which the first day of the month occurs, and the numeral 1 are all aligned. It will follow therefore that the numerals representing the days will. fall below the days of the week on which these days will occur for that month, in conventional calendar fashion. Thus the desired date may be ascertained. The calendar may be reset from use to use or from month to month in a similar manner, and since it is set up on a twelve month basis, may thus be used for an entire calendar year.

Accordinglyit will be apparent that by the present invention we have provided a calendar which is readily adaptable for use on a pen or pencil, in connection with the use of which a calendar frequently is consulted. Although small in compass the calendar is readily readable and may be used for an entire year. Also, it may be adjusted easily and accurately as required to obtain the dates during the various months.

It is to be understood that the formsof the invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred embodiments of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

A calendar comprising a substantially cylindrical body having a portion thereof reduced in diameter to form longitudinally spaced shoulders, a first sleeve fixed on the body concentrically about and within said reduced portion and adapted to bear seven columns of numerals representing the days of the month and arranged longitudinally of the body, a second sleeve mounted rotatably on the body concentrically about and within said reduced portion longitudinally adjacent the first sleeve and adapted to bear seven columns each containing the name of one of the days of the week and the names of the months starting on such day, a cover sleeve fixed to the first sleeve and covering the first and second sleeves within said reduced portion of the body, the portion of the cover sleeveoverlying the first sleeve and the portion of the second sleeve carrying the names of the week days being transparent, the portion of the cover sleeve overlying the portion of the second sleeve carrying the names of the months having aligning means thereon for aligning the column on the second sleeve containing the name of a selected month with the column on the first sleeve containing the numeral 1, the outer diameter of the cover sleeve being confined substantially within the profile of the body, and a cylindrical extension secured to the end of the second sleeve opposite the first sleeve for operating the second sleeve.

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